Chapter 5    Fuselage sides                                                                Next     Previous     Home

In this chapter the fuselage sides are formed.  Step 1 is to form the upper longerons in jigs as seen here:	Step 2: Build the jigs for the sides. These have a compound curve built into them.
Step 3: PVC foam is placed into the  jigs, and then Urethane foam spacers are built and placed to form corners  and other features. The circular depressions are for clearance to the  control stick. I‘m waiting to see if  they were really nessesary.	Here you can see the cut outs for  the Fuel gauges and electrical  conduit.
Next the inside walls are glassed,  then the  formed longerons are floxed in place, additional plys of glass are laid over the longerons.	Note the little wooden blocks to hold the angled surface.
Trimming the ends:	LWY & LWX:Placement of these parts always results in a few questions,  I will add a comment or 2 on this when I write    chapter 14.

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